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Not All Farmers Market Produce Is Fresh
If you love the thought of buying farm-fresh produce at your local farmers market, be prepared to do your homework. Not all the vegetables and fruit on the stand are picked at their peak of perfection, locally grown, or organic, as stated, warns HuffPost Life. Here are some...
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Why Lack of Sleep Makes You Crave Junk Food
When you don't get enough sleep, your brain sends signals to your body that make you crave sugary, greasy foods. Without sound slumber, this can trigger a vicious cycle leading not only to disruptive hunger signals, but also to weak self-control, impaired glucose...
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FDA Raises Efficacy Concerns for PTSD Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reviewers have raised efficacy concerns over Otsuka Pharma's combination drug for adults with PTSD, citing inconsistent trial results and a modest treatment effect that may not be clinically meaningful. The FDA staff reviewers'...
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Children Don't Ease Loneliness of Losing a Spouse
Adult children aren't likely to fill the void left by the loss of a spouse, a new study says. Becoming widowed might cause a stronger bond between the remaining parent and their children, but these bonds don't appear to ease the loneliness left by loss, researchers reported...
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Common Cause of High Blood Pressure Overlooked
Doctors are regularly overlooking a common hormone-driven cause of high blood pressure, a new paper warns. As many as 30% of high blood pressure patients seen by heart specialists and 14% of those seen in primary care have a condition called primary aldosteronism,...
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AI Detects Vision-Robbing Diabetic Eye Disease
A new AI-powered retina tracker can help doctors screen for a vision-destroying diabetic eye disease, researchers say. The Simple Mobile AI Retina Tracker (SMART) program achieved greater than 99% accuracy in screening for diabetic retinopathy, researchers reported Monday at...
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Gut Bacteria May Rid the Body of 'Forever Chemicals'
A new study reveals that some of our gut bacteria can absorb and expel so-called "forever chemicals" in our feces. These toxic chemicals called PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a large group of human-made chemicals widely used in industry and consumer...
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FDA Approves Gardenia-Based Blue Food, Drink Dye
A natural blue food coloring made from gardenia fruit has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The additive - dubbed gardenia blue - can now be used in foods like sports drinks, flavored waters, fruit drinks, teas, and both hard and soft candies, the...
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Study Links Virus in Brain to Psychiatric Disorders
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine may have discovered the link between psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression, and viral infections. In the breakthrough study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry,...
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FDA Warns That Myeloma Drug May Cause Eye Damage
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's staff reviewers on Tuesday raised safety concerns that GSK's blood cancer drug Blenrep, when used in combination with other treatments, may cause eye damage in patients. In briefing documents released on the health regulator's website,...
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Vaping Most Effective at Helping Smokers Quit
Vaping might be more effective than traditional nicotine replacement therapies in helping people quit smoking, a new Australian study says. Six-month smoking abstinence rates were three times higher among people using flavored nicotine-laced vape devices, compared to those...
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Stem Cells Allow Transplant Patients to Drop Immune Drugs
Minnesota native Mark Welter needed a kidney transplant, but wasn't happy that he'd be on immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of his life. The drugs are critical to keep a patient's body from rejecting a donated organ, but they come with many downsides: severe side effects...
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GLP-1 Drugs Increase Risk for Acid Reflux, GERD
Folks using GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic are more likely to suffer from severe acid reflux, a new study says. People with Type 2 diabetes were more likely to suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) if they were prescribed a GLP-1 drug compared to those...
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14 Million Children Did Not Get Any Vaccines in 2024
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children. In their annual estimate of global vaccine...
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Nicotine Poisoning Skyrockets in Babies, Toddlers
Poison control centers in the U.S. have reported a huge increase in the number of kids under the age of six who have been sickened by nicotine products like pouches and vape e-liquids, says NBC News. From 2010 to 2023, more than 134,663 cases of nicotine poisoning were...
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Ice Cream Makers to Remove Artificial Dyes by 2028
Ice cream makers representing about 90% of the U.S. supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials said Monday. The move is the latest voluntary effort by food manufacturers to heed...
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More Older Americans Are Choking to Death
It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Providence, Rhode Island, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was unconscious, with a piece of bread lodged in his windpipe. Precious minutes went by as first...
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Summer COVID Wave May Be on the Way
COVID-19 cases are on the rise again across the United States, with the biggest increases in parts of the South, Southeast and West Coast. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 25 states are seeing growth in COVID cases as a summer wave...
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Hormone Therapy Boosts GLP-1 Drug Effectiveness
Good news for women of a certain age: Hormone replacement therapy for menopause appears to boost the effectiveness of GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, a new study says. Women using tirzepatide (Zepbound) lost more weight if they also were taking hormone...
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Household Mold Can Trigger Lung Disease
Household mold can be a significant trigger for a rare but potentially debilitating lung disease that can cause permanent breathing problems, a new study says. Mold appears to be the primary cause for nearly a quarter (23%) of 231 cases of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP)...
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Sugar, Sweeteners Might Trigger Early Puberty
Sugar and artificial sweeteners might increase the risk of early puberty in children, a new study says. Sugar, aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda) and glycyrrhizin (licorice root) are all significantly associated with a higher risk of early puberty, particularly in...
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US Obesity-Related Cancer Deaths More Than Tripled
Cancer deaths linked to obesity more than tripled in the U.S. during the past two decades, a new study says. Deaths linked to the 13 types of obesity-related cancer rose to 13.5 deaths per million from 3.7 deaths per million between 1999 and 2020, researchers reported Sunday...
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Planned Parenthood Locations Stop Taking Medicaid
Planned Parenthood locations in Washington, D.C., and Colorado have notified patients that they can no longer accept Medicaid coverage for care, a result from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Congress passed last week and President Donald Trump signed into law.
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Tired a Lot? You Could Have This Vitamin Deficiency
Vitamin B12 plays a crucial role in overall health, and when you aren't getting enough you may feel tired, forgetful or other adverse side effects. This B vitamin is essential for the production of red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout the body, and support normal...
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Ritz Crackers Recalled Over Labeling Mistake
A labeling mistake has led to a nationwide recall of four different types of Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich cartons, federal health officials said. Mondelez Global LLC, the parent company of Ritz, is recalling the products because some packages containing peanut butter...